国际英语资讯:Feature: Chinese martial arts help Cubans deal with COVID-19 lockdown
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 6-- <span word="Aleida">Aleida</span> <span word="Chavez">Chavez</span>, 69, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cubans">Cubans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="Chavez">Chavez</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="routines">routines</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fervently">fervently</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qigong">Qigong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>," <span word="Chavez">Chavez</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p><span word="Chavez">Chavez</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="routines">routines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Roberto">Roberto</span> <span word="Vargas">Vargas</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gyms">gyms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Cubans">Cubans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>," <span word="Vargas">Vargas</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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